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GEMMA CONDUCTS SCHUMANN & MENDELSSOHN

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  • Gemma Conducts Schumann & Mendelssohn

    Sep 23, 2023 Saturday – 7:30 pm

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    $20.00-$80.00

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  • Britten, Vaughan Williams & Elgar

    Oct 21, 2023 Saturday – 7:30 pm

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  • Sibelius & Dvořák

    Nov 11, 2023 Saturday – 7:30 pm

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  • Holidays & The Hockey Sweater – Matinee

    Dec 09, 2023 Saturday – 3:00 pm

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  • The Music of Queen

    Jan 20, 2024 Saturday – 7:30 pm

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  • Mozart, Strauss & Evangelista – Matinee

    Feb 10, 2024 Saturday – 3:00 pm

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  • Barber, Raum & Copland

    Mar 23, 2024 Saturday – 7:30 pm

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  • Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky

    Apr 20, 2024 Saturday – 7:30 pm

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  • In the Community

  • Handel’s Messiah – December 16 at 7:30 PM

    Dec 16, 2023 Saturday – 7:30 pm

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  • Handel’s Messiah – December 17 at 3:00 PM (Matinee)

    Dec 17, 2023 Sunday – 3:00 pm

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  • Intimate & Immersive: Suspended Doorways

    May 01, 2024 Wednesday – 7:30 pm

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    • News September 14, 2023

      Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra receives 2023 Vida Peene Orchestra Award 

      September 14, 2023 – The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2023 Vida Peene Orchestra Award is the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (HPO). This award recogniz…

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    • Blog September 11, 2023

      Starting this season with Liam Ritz

      Recognize the name Liam Ritz? The Hamilton-born composer was our inaugural Composer Fellow back in our 2018-19 season. Now, his work Scherzo has its world premiere at the top of our 23-24 season! We a…

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    • News September 7, 2023

      HPO’S Opening Night celebrates a New Season and 50 Years for FirstOntario Concert Hall!

      Gemma New Conducts Opening Concert on September 23, 2023  Hamilton, ON, September 7, 2023 – The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra is proud to launch its 2023-24 season on Saturday, Septemb…

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    • Blog September 5, 2023

      50 Years at Hamilton Place

      This year, we are celebrating 50 years in our beautiful home, FirstOntario Concert Hall, formerly called Hamilton Place! The building opened with a month-long festival from September 22 to October 21,…

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    • Blog August 30, 2023

      Tony Siqi Yun: HPO September Guest Soloist

      Introducing our September 23, 2023 guest soloist, Tony Siqi Yun! He joins us to perform Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto at our opening night concert, Gemma Conducts Schumann & Mendelssohn. …

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  • The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra stands in solidarity with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (KWS) musicians, staff, board, and community following the announcement that the KWS will not be proceeding with its 2023-24 season.

Orchestras in Canada are integrally connected: the challenges of one group are felt by all of us.

To our audiences and friends, our message is simple: love your orchestra.

And to our colleagues in Kitchener-Waterloo: our hearts are with you. ❤️
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#InSolidarityWithKWS #LoveYourOrchestra #KWAwesome

    The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra stands in solidarity with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (KWS) musicians, staff, board, and community following the announcement that the KWS will not be proceeding with its 2023-24 season. Orchestras in Canada are integrally connected: the challenges of one group are felt by all of us. To our audiences and friends, our message is simple: love your orchestra. And to our colleagues in Kitchener-Waterloo: our hearts are with you. ❤️ . . #InSolidarityWithKWS #LoveYourOrchestra #KWAwesome

  • It’s the LAST WEEK to get a 9-concert subscription package and join us ALL SEASON! 

❓WHY SUBSCRIBE❓
With a 9-concert package, save up to 20% on tickets (compared to single concert tickets) and 25% on any additional tickets purchased, and get your pick of seats for the season and free ticket exchanges. 
 
Plus, you will: 
🎵 Be part of our opening and closing nights with Gemma New 
🎵 See our next Music Director candidates conduct the HPO 
🎵 Experience our stellar soloists and high-energy pop concerts 

Get your 9-concert package TODAY – click the link in our bio to see our subscription options!

    It’s the LAST WEEK to get a 9-concert subscription package and join us ALL SEASON! ❓WHY SUBSCRIBE❓ With a 9-concert package, save up to 20% on tickets (compared to single concert tickets) and 25% on any additional tickets purchased, and get your pick of seats for the season and free ticket exchanges. Plus, you will: 🎵 Be part of our opening and closing nights with Gemma New 🎵 See our next Music Director candidates conduct the HPO 🎵 Experience our stellar soloists and high-energy pop concerts Get your 9-concert package TODAY – click the link in our bio to see our subscription options!

  • At this Saturday's concert, we're celebrating the 50-year anniversary of Hamilton Place🎉 

Join us for our Pre-concert Talk at 6:30pm to hear from special guest Larry Paikin about the early days of Hamilton Place.

✨Then, explore our exhibition from our Hamilton Place archives on the mezzanine level! 

Click the link in our bio to read our blog "50 Years at Hamilton Place" to learn about the HPO’s unforgettable opening festival performance in 1973! 

📷 Photos of Opening Festival medallions courtesy of HPO Principal Timpanist Jean Norman Iadeluca
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#HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #HamiltonPlace #Celebration #Anniversary #FirstOntarioConcertHall #HamOnt #History #Archives #Orchestra

    At this Saturday's concert, we're celebrating the 50-year anniversary of Hamilton Place🎉 Join us for our Pre-concert Talk at 6:30pm to hear from special guest Larry Paikin about the early days of Hamilton Place. ✨Then, explore our exhibition from our Hamilton Place archives on the mezzanine level! Click the link in our bio to read our blog "50 Years at Hamilton Place" to learn about the HPO’s unforgettable opening festival performance in 1973! 📷 Photos of Opening Festival medallions courtesy of HPO Principal Timpanist Jean Norman Iadeluca . . . #HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #HamiltonPlace #Celebration #Anniversary #FirstOntarioConcertHall #HamOnt #History #Archives #Orchestra

  • WELCOME BACK, GEMMA NEW! 

We are delighted to have our Music Director with us for a busy week in Hamilton that wraps up with our 23-24 season opening night concert on September 23: Gemma Conducts Schumann & Mendelssohn✨
 
Click the link in our bio for tickets or head to hpo.org!

“The music of Mendelssohn means a lot to me, thanks to the experiences I shared living in Leipzig as a Mendelssohn Fellow being mentored by maestro Kurt Masur, and I have also felt the magic following Mendelssohn’s footsteps around the Hollyrood Palace,” Gemma told the Hamilton Spectator. “It is a deeply personal piece I wanted to share with our Hamilton audiences.” 

Find the full Hamilton Spectator article "HPO celebrates 50 golden years of FirstOntario Concert Hall/Hamilton Place" at www.thespec.com 📰

🎧Audio credit: Mendelssohn’s “Scottish Symphony” performed by National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, with Reinhard Seifried 

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@gemmanewmusic #GemmaNew #HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #MusicDirector #Conductor #Conducting #Symphony #Mendelssohn #Schumann #Piano #Concerto #HamOnt #HamiltonOntario #Ontario #Orchestra

    WELCOME BACK, GEMMA NEW! We are delighted to have our Music Director with us for a busy week in Hamilton that wraps up with our 23-24 season opening night concert on September 23: Gemma Conducts Schumann & Mendelssohn✨ Click the link in our bio for tickets or head to hpo.org! “The music of Mendelssohn means a lot to me, thanks to the experiences I shared living in Leipzig as a Mendelssohn Fellow being mentored by maestro Kurt Masur, and I have also felt the magic following Mendelssohn’s footsteps around the Hollyrood Palace,” Gemma told the Hamilton Spectator. “It is a deeply personal piece I wanted to share with our Hamilton audiences.” Find the full Hamilton Spectator article "HPO celebrates 50 golden years of FirstOntario Concert Hall/Hamilton Place" at www.thespec.com 📰 🎧Audio credit: Mendelssohn’s “Scottish Symphony” performed by National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, with Reinhard Seifried . . . @gemmanewmusic #GemmaNew #HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #MusicDirector #Conductor #Conducting #Symphony #Mendelssohn #Schumann #Piano #Concerto #HamOnt #HamiltonOntario #Ontario #Orchestra

  • 📻 TUNE IN TOMORROW to CBC Music/Radio 2 from 10am to 12pm for an episode of "This Is My Music" featuring our Concertmaster, Stephen Sitarski! 
 
Hear all about Stephen’s upcoming performances including season-opening concerts with the HPO on September 23 and with Esprit Orchestra on October 15, and his two concerts with The Art Of Time coming up this season🎵

HOW TO LISTEN: 

🎧Stream it live here on the morning of Saturday, September 16 (tomorrow): https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio
🎧OR listen to the audio version online here starting today: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-382-this-is-my-music 
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@CBCradiocanada @CBCHamilton @CBCclassical @CBC #CBC #HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #Orchestra #Symphony #Concertmaster #Concert #Violin #Classical #Music #Musician #ThisIsMyMusic #StephenSitarski

    📻 TUNE IN TOMORROW to CBC Music/Radio 2 from 10am to 12pm for an episode of "This Is My Music" featuring our Concertmaster, Stephen Sitarski! Hear all about Stephen’s upcoming performances including season-opening concerts with the HPO on September 23 and with Esprit Orchestra on October 15, and his two concerts with The Art Of Time coming up this season🎵 HOW TO LISTEN: 🎧Stream it live here on the morning of Saturday, September 16 (tomorrow): https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio 🎧OR listen to the audio version online here starting today: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-382-this-is-my-music . . . @CBCradiocanada @CBCHamilton @CBCclassical @CBC #CBC #HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #Orchestra #Symphony #Concertmaster #Concert #Violin #Classical #Music #Musician #ThisIsMyMusic #StephenSitarski

  • Hamilton native Liam Ritz was our very first Composer Fellow. 

Now, his work Scherzo has its world premiere at the top of our 23-24 season on September 23! 

Click the link in our bio to read our latest blog about Liam and his premiering work🎵

Join us on opening night to celebrate an #HWDSB and #Westmount Secondary School alumnus! Tickets at hpo.org.
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@lritzritz @hwdsb #HPO #HPOblogs #HamiltonPhilharmonic #Orchestra #HamOnt #HamiltonOntario #Ontario #Orchestra #Composer #Composerfellow

    Hamilton native Liam Ritz was our very first Composer Fellow. Now, his work Scherzo has its world premiere at the top of our 23-24 season on September 23! Click the link in our bio to read our latest blog about Liam and his premiering work🎵 Join us on opening night to celebrate an #HWDSB and #Westmount Secondary School alumnus! Tickets at hpo.org. . . . @lritzritz @hwdsb #HPO #HPOblogs #HamiltonPhilharmonic #Orchestra #HamOnt #HamiltonOntario #Ontario #Orchestra #Composer #Composerfellow

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